The Saint Who Survived the Atomic Bomb

In this episode, Formation Specialist Sarah de Silva joins Jessica to talk about Servant of God Takashi Nagai, a Japanese Catholic convert on his way to canonization. Sarah and Jess discuss:

• Takashi's Shinto upbringing and conversion to Catholicism
• His work as a doctor in radiology
• How he lived through the nuclear bomb being dropped on Nagasaki
• The last years of his life, when he preached forgiveness to the Japanese people

Sarah de Silva has served FOCUS for 5 years as a campus missionary, team director, and now Formation Specialist. She is married to Niru and they are expecting their first baby.